https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Pope Francis's public admission that priests have used nuns as "sexual slaves" - and may still be doing so - marks a new chapter in the abuse crisis rocking the Catholic church. https://www.thelocal.it/20190208/nuns-sex-slaves-scandal-fresh-blow-to-catholic-church Fri, 08 Feb 2019 11:16:22 +0100 nuns-sex-slaves-scandal-fresh-blow-to-catholic-church Three nuns lashed out on Friday against the menial work they have to do for clergymen, often for no money, in a rare public criticism of the Catholic Church's male hierarchy. https://www.thelocal.it/20180302/overworked-and-underpaid-fed-up-nuns-speak-out Fri, 02 Mar 2018 18:30:03 +0100 overworked-and-underpaid-fed-up-nuns-speak-out Italy's Eurovision 2017 entry has emerged as an early favourite, not just in betting shops but also on social media, where dozens of parodies of the tongue-in-cheek song have emerged. One of the most popular stars a group of spirited 'singing nuns'. https://www.thelocal.it/20170307/dancing-nuns-go-viral-with-eurovision-parody Tue, 07 Mar 2017 11:27:59 +0100 dancing-nuns-go-viral-with-eurovision-parody Isabel and Federica are among the many Italians finally able to make their love official, thanks to the civil union bill this year which legalized same sex unions in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160928/former-nuns-to-tie-the-knot-in-civil-union Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:01:34 +0200 former-nuns-to-tie-the-knot-in-civil-union The Imam of Florence, Izzedin Elzir, waded into the controversial burqini debate on Thursday by posting a photo on Facebook of habit-wearing nuns splashing around on the edge of the shore – only for the social network to block his account. https://www.thelocal.it/20160819/italy-imam-defends-burqinis-with-beach-going-nuns-photo Fri, 19 Aug 2016 20:09:18 +0200 italy-imam-defends-burqinis-with-beach-going-nuns-photo UPDATED: Two nuns who were trapped in a lift for two days and three nights in Rome - on one of the hottest weekends of the year - reportedly survived off their own urine. https://www.thelocal.it/20150608/two-nuns-get-stuck-in-lift-for-three-days Mon, 08 Jun 2015 16:38:38 +0200 two-nuns-get-stuck-in-lift-for-three-days A Sardinian man has been fined €619 for driving three foreign nuns onto a beach for a photo opportunity, after his rule-breaking was filmed by a local canoeist. https://www.thelocal.it/20150601/619-fine-for-nuns-italy-beach-photo-trip Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:25:29 +0200 619-fine-for-nuns-italy-beach-photo-trip UPDATED: A Burundi court on Wednesday released on bail a radio station director accused of "complicity" in the murder of three Italian nuns, his lawyer said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150218/burundi-radio-boss-released-on-bail-lawyer Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:07:00 +0100 burundi-radio-boss-released-on-bail-lawyer The United Nations on Friday harshly criticised Burundi's arrest of a radio station boss who has been accused of complicity in the murder of three Italian nuns. https://www.thelocal.it/20150206/un-slame-jailing-of-burundi-radio-boss-for-italians-nuns-murder Fri, 06 Feb 2015 14:28:00 +0100 un-slame-jailing-of-burundi-radio-boss-for-italians-nuns-murder A senior member of Burundi's influential Catholic Church on Saturday called for the release of a radio station boss who has been arrested for complicity in the murder of three Italian nuns. https://www.thelocal.it/20150131/italian-nuns-murder-church-official-calls-for-journalists-release Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:04:00 +0100 italian-nuns-murder-church-official-calls-for-journalists-release Burundi police on Tuesday arrested the head of a key radio station close to the opposition in connection with the murder of three Italian nuns after broadcasting an alleged confession of the killer. https://www.thelocal.it/20150121/burundi-radio-boss-arrested-over-italian-nuns-murder Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:25:00 +0100 burundi-radio-boss-arrested-over-italian-nuns-murder An Italian man and his French female accomplice have been arrested in the southern French city of Toulon for allegedly robbing retired nuns and priests whose addresses they obtained from a church directory. https://www.thelocal.it/20140923/italian-robbed-retired-nuns-and-priests Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:31:00 +0200 italian-robbed-retired-nuns-and-priests Thousands of mourners in Burundi celebrated the lives of three Italian nuns brutally murdered this week, in tearful farewells before their bodies were taken to Democratic Republic of Congo for burial. https://www.thelocal.it/20140910/thousands-mourn-italian-nuns-killed-in-burundi Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:17:00 +0200 thousands-mourn-italian-nuns-killed-in-burundi The man arrested for raping and murdering three elderly Italian nuns in a convent in Burundi has reportedly confessed to the crime, claiming that the convent was on land that belonged to his family, local police said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140910/nun-killer-suspect-convent-was-on-my-land Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:29:00 +0200 nun-killer-suspect-convent-was-on-my-land Police in Burundi have arrested a man for killing and raping three elderly Italian nuns murdered in twin attacks in their convent, the police spokesman said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140909/burundi-police-arrest-man-over-murder-of-nuns Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:15:28 +0200 burundi-police-arrest-man-over-murder-of-nuns UPDATED: Three elderly Italian nuns were raped and murdered in twin attacks in their convent in the capital of Burundi, police said Monday as a hunt was launched for their killers. https://www.thelocal.it/20140908/two-italian-nuns-killed-in-burundi-government Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:12:00 +0200 two-italian-nuns-killed-in-burundi-government A man attempted to steal over €1,000 from a convent in the Genoa area, but failed to take into account the quick reaction of the nuns. https://www.thelocal.it/20140107/nuns-thwart Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:01:00 +0100 nuns-thwart